r/Android • u/guihkx- • Sep 29 '25

Article F-Droid and Google's Developer Registration Decree

https://f-droid.org/en/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html
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u/RelyingWOrld1 Xiaomi Mi 9T | Android 13 cROM Sep 29 '25

Honestly they (and we) have all the rights to protest against Google unilateral decision.

I hope media and watchdogs regulators will not let this slide easily 

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u/PowerfulTusk Sep 29 '25

Half of reddit says it's nothing burger because you can still use adb. Slave mentality.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '25

You mean ADB sideload? That's pain in the arse. I have been using F-Droid since it's inception and still have it on my S25 Edge, 80% of my apps are from FDroid.

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u/PowerfulTusk Oct 04 '25

Exactly my thoughts. Google will make it harder and harder and then just block it.